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Homebrew

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Hazard Class 1 - Minor injuries, addressable with basic first aid kit or ice.
Requirements for Use
Required Badges

Brewing Community

Makers interested in joining this community must be 21 years or older and have attended a beer brewing session at MakeHaven, or have plans to attend soon. As part of the brewing community, makers can participate in tastings including using the keg tap key, providing feedback to brewers directly or via the tasting sheeets, and contribute cash to the ingredients donation box when able. Badged members may provide tasting to others who are 21+ and not visibly intoxicated. No one is ever allowed to operate tools under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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Facilitator Checkout
Estimated Minutes for Checkout
180 Minutes

Community Facilitators are volunteers who to advise MakeHaven members on projects and show members how to use the tools.

Facilitator hours will be BY APPOINTMENT during their listed hours. To make an appointment, contact the facilitator directly via Slack. To prevent unnecessary space access during the pandemic, facilitators will not be in the space unless they have an appointment. Note that some facilitators are available only for online virtual appointments at this time. Any questions please email info@makehaven.org.

Community Facilitators are volunteers who to advise MakeHaven members on projects and show members how to use the tools.


When Photo Name / Activity Area
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Mara Heneks

Metal Shop


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Liam Doherty-Nicholson

Brewing


Instructions for Use

Tasting Rules:

 

  • MakeHaven facilitates individual home brewing by providing a location and equipment.

  • Ingredients are purchased and brewing conducted by individual brewers, not MakeHaven.

  • The amount of beer produced is well below the established annual homebrewing limit of 200 gallons.

  • Products of homebrewing at MakeHaven are never sold.

  • Consumption of homebrew at MakeHaven is for the purpose of tasting and furtherance of the art of brewing.

  • Finished homebrew beer is stored with a lock preventing use of tap. The key is made available to those who have been oriented to brewing tools and who participate in the brewing community.

  • Samples and tastings are limited to individuals 21 years of age and older.

  • Signage affirms rules related to age limit and use of beer for tastings with brewers.

  • Brewing activity and any program involving minors are not scheduled for the same times.

  • Brewers never engage in any distillation (the production of liquor).

  • All tasters must be 21 years or older, have attended a beer brewing session at MakeHaven, and will provide beer only to those 21+ who are not intoxicated.

  • Members of the tasting community are asked to provide feedback to the brewers via tasting sheets or direct responses, and to contribute to the ingredients fund when able via the contributions box.

  • As is always true of all equipment at MakeHaven, individuals will not operate tools under the influence of alcohol.

  • Homebrewing and associated tastings are provided in order to further the craft of homebrew enthusiasts.

MakeHaven hosts a home brewing community.

 

Join the next community brewing session to learn the craft, enjoy tasting and connect with other brewing enthusiasts. No experience necessary. Check Slack #brewing and makehaven.org/events for upcoming activities.

 

There are 2 badges associated with the homebrewing: the master brewer badge for those who can operate the HERMS setup, and the brewing community badge, which allows the maker access the homebrew tasting tap key.